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	<title>NZS.com Blog : New Zealand Internet and Web Space Blog &#187; Allan Bollard</title>
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		<title>OCR dips to 2.5 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate again today, slicing 50 basis points from the previous 3 percent to make today&#8217;s rate a low 2.5 %.
 Half a Person psp Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard said developments since March pointed to lower medium-term inflation than previously projected. He believed the main contributing factors were [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate again today, slicing 50 basis points from the previous 3 percent to make today&#8217;s rate a low 2.5 %.</p>
<p> <strong style="display:none"><a href="http://audioporncentral.com/?half_a_person">Half a Person psp</a></strong> Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard said developments since March pointed to lower medium-term inflation than previously projected. He believed the main contributing factors were weaker global growth and an unwarranted tightening in financial conditions due to higher long-term interest rates and a stronger exchange rate than expected.</p>
<p>He expected the hefty decline in the OCR over the past year to pass through <a href="http://www.nzs.com/new-zealand-finance/interest-rates/" title="interest rates">interest rates</a> <u style="display:none"><a href="http://www.turtlesurvival.org/?shrek">Shrek download</a></u><br />
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<p>   to more borrowers over coming quarters as existing <a href="http://www.nzs.com/new-zealand-articles/business/mortgage-finance.html" title="fixed-rate mortgages">fixed-rate mortgages</a> come up for re-pricing.</p>
<p> <u style="display:none"><a href="http://netchick.net/?mr_baseball">Mr. Baseball release</a></u> He said this, combined with the stimulus from fiscal policy, would support the kiwi economy, leading to activity hitting a low and then picking up. It would take some time for economic activity to return to its former glory however, given the scale of the <a href="http://www.nzs.com/new-zealand-articles/business/world-depression.html" title="global financial crisis">global financial crisis</a> and domestic adjustments underway.</p>
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